In his first appearance in the film, the Evil Queen would consult with the Magic Mirror to ask who the fairest of one all was. ![]() The Magic Mirror contained an imprisoned spirit who is referred to as the Slave in the Magic Mirror. The Magic Mirror appeared in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs voiced by Moroni Olsen. They became a favorite gift at European crown and aristocratic courts. Moreover, mirrors from Lohr were so elaborately worked that they were accorded the reputation of “always speaking the truth”. The upper right corner of “The Talking Mirror” contains a clear reference to self-love ( Amour Propre). The mirror “talked” predominantly in aphorisms. It was a product of the Lohr Mirror Manufacture ( Kurmainzische Spiegelmanufaktur). The mirror was likely a gift from Philipp Christoph to Claudia Elisabeth. The Queen's iconic mirror, referred to as “The Talking Mirror,” can still be viewed today at Spessart Museum in the Lohr Castle, where Maria Sophia was born. Claudia Elisabeth von Reichenstein, the stepmother, was domineering and greatly favored the children from her first marriage. After the death of Maria Sophia's birth mother in 1738, her father Philipp Christoph von und zu Erthal remarried. German pharmacist and fairy-tale parodist Karlheinz Bartels suggests, in a tongue-in-cheek manner, that the German folk tale "Snow White" is influenced by Maria Sophia Margaretha Catherina von und zu Erthal, who was born in Lohr am Main in 1725. But the young Queen is a thousand times fairer than you." The Evil Queen learned too late at the wedding that the young queen in question was Snow White which eventually leads to the Queen's death which varied per version. But Snow White beyond the mountains at the seven Dwarfs is a thousand times more beautiful than you." This caused the Evil Queen to disguise herself as different women to kill Snow White.Īfter the latest attempt with a poison apple which was undone by the Prince and Snow White marrying him, the Evil Queen asked the Magic Mirror who the fairest in the land was, the Magic Mirror quoted "You, my Queen, are fair so true. But Snow White is a thousand times more beautiful than you." This resulted in the Evil Queen enlisting a huntsman to kill Snow White and bring her Snow White's lungs and liver.Īfter eating the lungs and liver of a boar that the Huntsman passed off as Snow White's lungs and liver, the Evil Queen asked the Magic Mirror the question "Magic Mirror in my hand, who is the fairest in the land?" The mirror replies: "My Queen, you are the fairest here so true. But, when Snow White reaches the age of seven, she becomes as beautiful as the day and even more beautiful than the Queen and when the Queen asks her mirror, it responds: "My Queen, you are the fairest here so true. ![]() The mirror always replies: "My Queen, you are the fairest in the land." The Queen is always pleased with that, because the magic mirror never lies. ![]() Every morning, the Evil Queen asked the Magic Mirror the question "Magic mirror in my hand, who is the fairest in the land?". The Magic Mirror is owned by the Evil Queen and has been depicted in different versions as either a hand mirror or a mirror on the wall.
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